How to Install Ceph on Windows 10

Ceph is an open-source software-defined storage platform that provides object, block, and file storage from a single distributed computer cluster. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Ceph on Windows 10 using the following steps.

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 installed on your computer
• Anaconda or pip(inspired by Anaconda) installed on your computer
• Git installed on your computer

Installation Process

1. Download Ceph from http://ceph.com/ for Windows 10.
2. Clone the Ceph Repository from Github using Git on your machine.

git clone https://github.com/ceph/ceph.git

3. Navigate to the cloned Ceph Repository by running the following command:

cd ceph

4. Install dependent packages and build Ceph using this command:

./install-deps.sh
./do_cmake.sh
make -j$(nproc)

5. After successful compilation, configure the Ceph cluster by creating a Ceph configuration file named ceph.conf.

cd build
ceph-disk -v prepare /dev/sdb   # assuming /dev/sdb is the device to prepare
ceph-disk -v activate /dev/sdb1  #assuming /dev/sdb1 exists already
cd ..
./bin/ceph-authtool --create-keyring keyring
./bin/ceph-authtool keyring -n client.admin --gen-key --cap mon 'allow *' --cap osd 'allow *' --cap mds 'allow' --cap mgr 'allow *'
./bin/ceph-authtool -n client.admin --cap mon 'allow *' --cap osd 'allow *' --cap mds 'allow *' --cap mgr 'allow *' keyring > ceph.client.admin.keyring
./bin/ceph osd pool create rbd 64

6. Start the Ceph cluster service by running the following command.

./bin/ceph -c build/ceph.conf -k build/ceph.client.admin.keyring -i client.admin --debug monc=20 mon debug_xlist=true auth debug_implicit_leases=true -m mon.0 daemonized

7. Finally, verify Ceph installation by accessing the Ceph dashboard at http://127.0.0.1:8080/.

That’s it. You have successfully installed the Ceph software-defined storage platform on your Windows 10 machine.

Conclusion

Ceph is an open-source distributed storage platform that enables you to store, access, and manage your data with ease. With the above installation guide, you can quickly and easily install Ceph on your Windows 10 machine. Also, please note that this installation guide is for testing purposes only and not ideal for production environments.

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